Any exercise that asks viewers/visitors to vote is all about patronage. That goes for PBB, and also for those Ms. Photogenic vote-in contests for the Ms. Universe, and yes, even Efren Penaflorida's win as CNN's Hero of the Year.
Miss Photogenic votes of Miss Universe is
FREE !!!!!
That is one reason why Miss Puerto Rico and Miss Philippines in the past few years won several times!
PR won Miss Photogenic from 2001 to 2004 , Miss Philippines 1996, 1997, 2005 to 2007 voting was done via internet .
Just logged-in lang sa kanilang website unlike PBB or Starsturck
Miss World public voting via sms may bayad! kaya from 2002 to 2005 semi-finalist and finalist ang Miss Philippines kaya inis-scrap ng Mrs. Morley ang public voting kasi mga favorites niya hindi nakakapasok sa finals !